Chapter 384: The Eve of Collapse

Chapter 384: The Eve of Collapse

The bickering inside the Male Cultivator Spirit Spring grew increasingly intense. If it weren’t for the good soundproofing, it would definitely spill out.

What would the people next door think if they heard women arguing coming from the male spirit spring?

Would they think two big men were having a fight using voice changers?

Sure, there are such people, but they are definitely in the minority.

If the word got out that there were women bickering in the Male Spirit Spring, it would be a huge problem.

Now, between the two of them, there was Lin Nuo, who had to endure their quarrel right in his ears.

What a hassle!

Maybe he should move to a different spot and let them squabble on their own with some small stools.

It would be even better if he could record it; years later, they could see their own outrageous selves arguing like a couple of little fairies in the spirit spring.

Lin Nuo decided to soak in the spring and quietly escape.

But the word “quietly” was useless for Lin Nuo; he was the center of attention for both of them. Just moving a little was enough to catch their notice.

And sure enough, he was caught.

First, it was Liu Shuqin who grabbed Lin Nuo’s hand.

With firm determination, she said, “Junior Martial Brother, didn’t you just say you wanted to feel? I’ll let you feel!”

Right in front of Qin Shili, she was making a play for Lin Nuo to touch her chest to dampen her competitive spirit.

Lin Nuo quickly tried to shake her off. “I was just joking; don’t take it seriously!”

“There’s no need to hide it, Junior Martial Brother. It’s not something shameful.”

Liu Shuqin stated seriously, pulling Lin Nuo’s hand towards her chest.

Qin Shili couldn’t let her get away with it; she quickly intervened to stop her.

“Stop joking around; didn’t you hear what he just said?”

“Junior Martial Brother is just being polite; he doesn’t want to make things awkward for me,” Liu Shuqin retorted.

“He’s giving you an out, and you’re just being ungrateful,” Qin Shili shot back sarcastically.

“You don’t understand him, Junior Sister.”

“And you don’t understand either.”

“Junior Brother only cares about appearances. What he said just now was heartfelt, but now, because you’re here, he’s denying it and refusing to touch me. As soon as you leave, he will act on what he said.”

“That’s just self-deception,” Qin Shili continued to taunt.

“No way!”

“Yes way!”

The two of them tugged at Lin Nuo’s hand, going back and forth, not letting go.

What was happening here?

He felt he needed to run; staying with them would definitely lead to trouble.

He looked for a chance to break free and leave. He couldn’t stay here any longer—he had to retract his earlier statement. Even dividing the male and female spirit springs, he couldn’t enjoy a peaceful soak.

He glanced toward the exit and nearly jumped out of his skin.

What was that?!

A petite girl wrapped in a single white bath towel covering her chest.

Compared to Liu Shuqin and Qin Shili’s prominent chests, this girl’s chest appeared rather ordinary.

The spirit spring wasn’t that big; from the entrance, every corner was visible.

The girl noticed three people—one male, two females—all from her own sect.

She had thought that once the male and female cultivator spirit springs were separated, her senior sisters would behave and quietly soak in the female spring.

But it seemed she was wrong.

They all came, and she was the only one left out.

Oh no, she was here now too; the four disciples of the Han Fairy were gathering in one spring.

They could set up a table and play Mahjong now.

Seeing her senior brother being tugged and entangled by the two senior sisters, Su Kexin couldn’t hold back any longer. She was the one chosen to assist her brother against the Sea Domain Dragon Clan and save the world. Plus, with the bond of the Phoenix Twin Swords, it should have just been her soaking with her brother!

She rushed over, shouting, “Senior Sisters, what are you doing? This is the Male Cultivator Spring, don’t disturb my brother!”

Su Kexin joined the fray, using her strength to pull Liu Shuqin and Qin Shili’s hands apart.

However, it wasn’t that simple; they were senior sisters whose cultivation and strength surpassed hers, and they were pulling harder than she could.

With each tug, Lin Nuo was reminded of the dread of being uncontrollably pulled around back in the day.

Now it was three against him, and one of them was a main character with the surname Su.

If this escalated, it would become a major news headline.

Lin Nuo had a bad feeling, sensing an underlying crisis lurking in the spirit spring.

Su Kexin verbally admonished Liu Shuqin and Qin Shili about disturbing Lin Nuo in the Male Spirit Spring, claiming it was inappropriate.

“Junior Sister, you’re not a male cultivator either, yet here you are,” Liu Shuqin shot back.

Su Kexin quickly searched for a counter-argument: “I came to stop you! Our master taught us to follow the rules, and even though the male and female spirit springs were clearly separated, you still barged in to disturb my brother!”

“How ridiculous,” Qin Shili sneered.

“If you hadn’t come in, how would you know we were here? In the end, you came in with the intention to find us, and now you have the nerve to criticize us?”

“I only came to stop you! Don’t slander me!”

Su Kexin insisted on her just cause, though everyone knew the truth.

If she hadn’t had the intention to enter, how would she have noticed them? The logic just didn’t add up.

They bantered back and forth, and Lin Nuo’s ears were starting to itch.

How could he stand it? All he wanted was to soak quietly!

His hands were no longer under his control; amidst their tugging, his hands brushed against their bodies.

To add, he didn’t feel any excitement from touching them; although their skin was smooth and nice to touch, he just couldn’t muster any interest.

“Junior Brother wants to touch me!”

“He wants to touch me!”

“Enough already! This is my private bath with my brother!”

Their strength intensified with each moment. Each of them wanted to outdo the other. Just relying on raw strength wasn’t enough, and unknowingly, they had already disregarded the spirit spring’s regulations and began channeling their spirit power to fight for Lin Nuo.

First up was Su Kexin, who was weaker and needed to use her spirit power. She managed to control it well, channeling just a bit to avoid causing a disturbance in the spring.

Indeed, after channeling her spirit power, she became stronger and started gaining the upper hand.

Seeing this, Liu Shuqin and Qin Shili weren’t going to let her succeed. They quickly began channeling their spirit power too.

Initially, they also channeled just a little; it was enough to hold down each other, but as one side pulled more, the other followed suit.

It was like an auction—fifty, one hundred, two hundred, five hundred, one thousand, ten thousand—bidding kept going up, as long as the others didn’t give up, neither would they.

Eventually, the spirit power levels of the three reached the maximum capacity the spirit spring could handle, and all the spirit stones reacted to the immense force radiating from them.

Lin Nuo surveyed the surroundings.

This is bad! It’s going to collapse!

Just then, the Han Fairy came out of the female cultivating room and entered the Female Cultivator Spirit Spring.

“Where is Shuqin’s clothes? Why aren’t the others here? Kexin and Shili are supposed to be in the sect; why aren’t they around?”

She was about to remove her bath towel and step into the spring when she sensed the overwhelming spirit power permeating through the stone walls. All the spirit crystals began to stir as they reacted to the power.

“This is? Not good!”

The Han Fairy realized the spirit spring was about to collapse!